acetabular fossa

fossa acetabularis

The acetabular fossa is the roughened depression in the centre of the acetabulum, surrounded by the lunate acetabular surface and the acetabular notch. The acetabular fossa provides an insertion point for the teres ligaments that secure the femoral head.

Tipo Ligament
Estructura principal bone fossa
Nombre latino fossa acetabularis
FMA ID 17269

Preguntas frecuentes

What is the acetabular fossa?
The acetabular fossa is the roughened depression in the centre of the acetabulum, surrounded by the lunate acetabular surface and the acetabular notch. The acetabular fossa provides an insertion point for the teres ligaments that secure the femoral head.
What is the Latin name for the acetabular fossa?
The Latin name for the acetabular fossa is fossa acetabularis.

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.